AZA Rodent Insectivore and Lagomorph TAG


Rodent TAG Species List (Sorted by Scientific Name)

RTAG id #

Scientific Name

Common Name

1

Acomys cahirinus

CAIRO SPINY MOUSE

2

Acomys cahirinus cahirinus

CAIRO SPINY MOUSE

3

Acomys cahirinus hunteri

CAIRO SPINY MOUSE

4

Acomys cilicicus

AFRICAN SPINY MOUSE

5

Acomys russatus

GOLDEN SPINY MOUSE

6

Agouti paca

PACA

7

Agouti taczanowskii

MOUNTAIN PACA

8

Allactaga major

GREAT JERBOA

9

Allactaga sibirica

MONGOLIAN FIVE-TOED JERBOA

10

Allactaga tetradactyla

FOUR-TOED JERBOA

11

Ammospermophilus harrisii

HARRIS' ANTELOPE SQUIRREL

12

Ammospermophilus leucurus

WHITE-TAILED ANTELOPE SQUIRREL

13

Apodemus argenteus

SMALL JAPANESE FIELD MOUSE

14

Apodemus flavicollis

YELLOW-NECKED FIELD MOUSE

15

Apodemus peninsulae

KOREAN FIELD MOUSE

16

Apodemus speciosus

LARGE JAPANESE FIELD MOUSE

17

Apodemus sylvaticus

WOOD MOUSE

18

Arvicanthis niloticus

NILE RAT

19

Arvicola terrestris

EUROPEAN WATER VOLE

20

Atelerix albiventris

HEDGEHOG

21

Atelerix algirus

ALGERIAN HEDGEHOG

22

Atelerix frontalis

SOUTH AFRICAN HEDGEHOG

23

Atherurus africanus

AFRICAN BRUSH-TAILED PORCUPINE

24

Atherurus macrourus

ASIATIC BRUSH-TAILED PORCUPINE

25

Atlantoxerus getulus

BARBARY GROUND SQUIRREL

26

Bandicota indica

GREATER BANDICOOT RAT

27

Brachylagus idahoensis

PYGMY RABBIT

28

Callosciurus erythraeus

BELLY-BANDED SQUIRREL

29

Callosciurus finlaysonii finlaysonii

FINLAYSON'S SQUIRREL

30

Callosciurus notatus

PLANTAIN SQUIRREL

31

Callosciurus prevostii

PREVOST'S SQUIRREL

32

Callosciurus prevostii borneoensis

PREVOST'S SQUIRREL

33

Callosciurus prevostii prevostii

PREVOST'S SQUIRREL

34

Callosciurus prevostii rafflesii

PREVOST'S SQUIRREL

35

Calomyscus mystax

MOUSE-LIKE HAMSTER

36

Cannomys badius

LESSER BAMBOO RAT

37

Capromys pilorides

DESMAREST'S HUTIA

38

Castor canadensis

AMERICAN BEAVER

39

Castor fiber

EUROPEAN BEAVER

40

Castor fiber albicus

EUROPEAN BEAVER

41

Cavia aperea

CAVY

42

Cavia aperea pamparum

CAVY

43

Cavia porcellus

GUINEA PIG

44

Chaetodipus formosus

LONG-TAILED POCKET MOUSE

45

Chinchilla

CHINCHILLA

46

Chinchilla brevicaudata

CHINCHILLA

47

Chinchilla lanigera

CHINCHILLA

48

Coendou prehensilis

PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE

49

Condylura cristata

STAR-NOSED MOLE

50

Conilurus penicillatus

BRUSH-TAILED RABBIT-RAT

51

Crateromys heaneyi

PANAY CLOUDRUNNER

52

Cricetomys emini

GIANT POUCHED RAT

53

Cricetomys gambianus

GIANT POUCHED RAT

54

Cricetulus barabensis

STRIPED HAMSTER

55

Cricetulus migratorius

MIGRATORY HAMSTER

56

Cricetus cricetus

COMMON HAMSTER

57

Cryptomys

MOLE-RAT

58

Cryptomys damarensis

DAMARA MOLE-RAT

59

Cryptomys hottentotus

COMMON MOLE-RAT

60

Ctenodactylus gundi

GUNDI

61

Cynomys gunnisoni

GUNNISON'S PRAIRIE DOG

62

Cynomys leucurus

WHITE-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG

63

Cynomys ludovicianus

BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG

64

Cynomys parvidens

UTAH PRAIRIE DOG

65

Dasogale fontoynonti

TENREC

66

Dasyprocta

AGOUTI

67

Dasyprocta azarae

AGOUTI

68

Dasyprocta cristata

AGOUTI

69

Dasyprocta fuliginosa

GREY AGOUTI

70

Dasyprocta leporina

BRAZILIAN AGOUTI

71

Dasyprocta leporina aguti

ST VINCENT AGOUTI

72

Dasyprocta leporina albida

ST LUCIA AGOUTI

73

Dasyprocta mexicana

MEXICAN AGOUTI

74

Dasyprocta punctata

AGOUTI

75

Dasyprocta ruatanica

AGOUTI

76

Desmodillus auricularis

CAPE SHORT-TAILED GERBIL

77

Dinomys branickii

PACARANA

78

Dipodomys deserti

DESERT KANGAROO RAT

79

Dipodomys deserti arizonae

DESERT KANGAROO RAT

80

Dipodomys heermanni arenae

HEERMANN'S KANGAROO RAT

81

Dipodomys merriami

MERRIAM'S KANGAROO RAT

82

Dipodomys nitratoides

FRESNO KANGAROO RAT

83

Dipodomys ordii

ORD'S KANGAROO RAT

84

Dipodomys spectabilis

BANNER-TAILED KANGAROO RAT

85

Dolichotis patagonum

PATAGONIAN CAVY

86

Dolichotis salinicola

PATAGONIAN CAVY

87

Echinoprocta rufescens

UPPER AMAZONIAN PORCUPINE

88

Echinops telfairi

LESSER MADAGASCAR HEDGEHOG TENREC

89

Eliomys melanurus

GARDEN DORMOUSE

90

Ellobius tancrei

MOLE-VOLE

91

Erethizon dorsatum

NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE

92

Erethizon dorsatum couesi

NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE

93

Erinaceus amurensis

AMUR HEDGEHOG

94

Erinaceus europaeus

WESTERN EUROPEAN HEDGEHOG

95

Funambulus palmarum

INDIAN PALM SQUIRREL

96

Funambulus pennantii

NORTHERN PALM SQUIRREL

97

Galea musteloides

CAVY

98

Georychus capensis

BLESMOL

99

Gerbillurus paeba

HAIRY-FOOTED GERBIL

100

Gerbillus

NORTHERN PYGMY GERBIL

101

Gerbillus campestris

LARGE NORTH AFRICAN GERBIL

102

Gerbillus dasyurus

WAGNER'S GERBIL

103

Gerbillus gerbillus

EGYPTIAN GERBIL

104

Gerbillus nanus

BALUCHISTAN GERBIL

105

Gerbillus perpallidus

PYGMY AFRICAN GERBIL

106

Glaucomys sabrinus

NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL

107

Glaucomys volans

SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL

108

Glaucomys volans volans

SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL

109

Graphiurus lorraineus

AFRICAN DORMOUSE

110

Graphiurus murinus

WOODLAND DORMOUSE

111

Graphiurus murinus microtis

WOODLAND DORMOUSE

112

Hemiechinus aethiopicus

ETHIOPIAN HEDGEHOG

113

Hemiechinus auritus

LONG-EARED HEDGEHOG

114

Heterocephalus

NAKED MOLE-RAT

115

Heterocephalus glaber

NAKED MOLE-RAT

116

Heteromyidae

KANGAROO RATS/POCKET MICE

117

Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris

CAPYBARA

118

Hydromys chrysogaster

BEAVER RAT

119

Hypogeomys antimena

MADAGASCAN RAT

120

Hystrix africaeaustralis

AFRICAN CRESTED PORCUPINE

121

Hystrix brachyura

MALAYAN PORCUPINE

122

Hystrix brachyura hodgsoni

CHINESE PORCUPINE

123

Hystrix crassispinis

THICK-SPINED PORCUPINE

124

Hystrix cristata

CRESTED PORCUPINE

125

Hystrix cristata cristata

CRESTED PORCUPINE

126

Hystrix cristata galeata

CRESTED PORCUPINE

127

Hystrix indica

INDIAN CRESTED PORCUPINE

128

Jaculus blanfordi

BLANFORD'S JERBOA

129

Jaculus jaculus

LESSER EGYPTIAN JERBOA

130

Jaculus orientalis

GREATER EGYPTIAN JERBOA

131

Kerodon rupestris

ROCK CAVY

132

Lagidium peruanum

MOUNTAIN VISCACHA

133

Lagostomus maximus

PLAINS VISCACHA

134

Lagurus lagurus

STEPPE LEMMING

135

Lemniscomys barbarus

ZEBRA MOUSE

136

Leporidae

HARES/RABBITS

137

Leporillus conditor

GREATER STICK-NEST RAT

138

Lepus americanus

SNOWSHOE HARE

139

Lepus brachyurus angustidens

JAPANESE HARE

140

Lepus brachyurus brachyurus

JAPANESE HARE

141

Lepus brachyurus lyoni

JAPANESE HARE

142

Lepus californicus

BLACK-TAILED JACK RABBIT

143

Lepus capensis

CAPE HARE

144

Lepus europaeus

EUROPEAN HARE

145

Lepus timidus

NORTHERN HARE

146

Macroscelides

ELEPHANT SHREW

147

Macroscelides proboscideus

SHORT-EARED ELEPHANT SHREW

148

Malacothrix typica

LARGE-EARED MOUSE

149

Malacothrix typica

LARGE-EARED MOUSE

150

Marmota bobak

BOBAK MARMOT

151

Marmota caligata

HOARY MARMOT

152

Marmota flaviventris

YELLOW-BELLIED MARMOT

153

Marmota marmota

ALPINE MARMOT

154

Marmota monax

WOODCHUCK

155

Marmota vancouverensis

VANCOUVER MARMOT

156

Meriones libycus

LIBYAN JIRD

157

Meriones meridianus nogaiorum

MIDDAY GERBIL

158

Meriones meridianus penicilliger

MIDDAY GERBIL

159

Meriones meridianus urianchaicus

MIDDAY GERBIL

160

Meriones persicus

PERSIAN JIRD

161

Meriones shawi

SHAW'S JIRD

162

Meriones tamariscinus

TAMARISK GERBIL

163

Meriones unguiculatus

MONGOLIAN GERBIL

164

Meriones vinogradovi

VINOGRADOV'S JIRD

165

Mesembriomys gouldii gouldii

BLACK-FOOTED TREE RAT

166

Mesembriomys macrurus

GOLDEN-BACKED TREE RAT

167

Mesocricetus auratus

GOLDEN HAMSTER

168

Mesocricetus brandti

GOLDEN HAMSTER

169

Microcavia australis

CAVY

170

Micromys minutus

EURASIAN HARVEST MOUSE

171

Microtus arvalis orcadensis

ORKNEY VOLE

172

Microtus montebelli

JAPANESE GRASS VOLE

173

Microtus ochrogaster

PRAIRIE VOLE

174

Microtus pennsylvanicus

MEADOW VOLE

175

Mogera wogura

JAPANESE MOLE

176

Mus minutoides

PYGMY MOUSE

177